specto

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Latin

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Etymology

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Frequentative of speciō (look at) via its passive participle spectus.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spectō (present infinitive spectāre, perfect active spectāvī, supine spectātum); first conjugation

  1. to watch, observe, look at, consider
    Synonyms: videō, intueor, tueor, vīsō, cōnspicor, īnspectō, observō, servō, speciō, invīsō, cōnspiciō, perlūstrō, īnspiciō, suspiciō
  2. to examine, try, test
    Synonyms: periclitor, experior, temptō, probō, explōrō, reputō, cōnsīderō, perpendō, circumspiciō
  3. to aim, strive, or endeavour after
    Synonyms: lūctor, ēlabōrō, certō, cōnītor, cōnor, appetō, temptō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, īnsequor, sitiō, studeō, contendō, adnītor, labōrō, pugnō, molior, perīclitor, nītor, ēnītor
  4. to seek, aspire to
    Synonyms: requīrō, affectō, cupiō, quaerō, studeō, concupiō, indigeō, inquīrō, conquīrō, petō, expetō, aveō, voveō, circumspiciō, appetō, intendō, quaesō, tendō
    Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of spectō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present spectō spectās spectat spectāmus spectātis spectant
imperfect spectābam spectābās spectābat spectābāmus spectābātis spectābant
future spectābō spectābis spectābit spectābimus spectābitis spectābunt
perfect spectāvī spectāvistī,
spectāstī1
spectāvit,
spectāt1
spectāvimus,
spectāmus1
spectāvistis,
spectāstis1
spectāvērunt,
spectāvēre,
spectārunt1
pluperfect spectāveram,
spectāram1
spectāverās,
spectārās1
spectāverat,
spectārat1
spectāverāmus,
spectārāmus1
spectāverātis,
spectārātis1
spectāverant,
spectārant1
future perfect spectāverō,
spectārō1
spectāveris,
spectāris1
spectāverit,
spectārit1
spectāverimus,
spectārimus1
spectāveritis,
spectāritis1
spectāverint,
spectārint1
passive present spector spectāris,
spectāre
spectātur spectāmur spectāminī spectantur
imperfect spectābar spectābāris,
spectābāre
spectābātur spectābāmur spectābāminī spectābantur
future spectābor spectāberis,
spectābere
spectābitur spectābimur spectābiminī spectābuntur
perfect spectātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect spectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect spectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present spectem spectēs spectet spectēmus spectētis spectent
imperfect spectārem spectārēs spectāret spectārēmus spectārētis spectārent
perfect spectāverim,
spectārim1
spectāverīs,
spectārīs1
spectāverit,
spectārit1
spectāverīmus,
spectārīmus1
spectāverītis,
spectārītis1
spectāverint,
spectārint1
pluperfect spectāvissem,
spectāssem1
spectāvissēs,
spectāssēs1
spectāvisset,
spectāsset1
spectāvissēmus,
spectāssēmus1
spectāvissētis,
spectāssētis1
spectāvissent,
spectāssent1
passive present specter spectēris,
spectēre
spectētur spectēmur spectēminī spectentur
imperfect spectārer spectārēris,
spectārēre
spectārētur spectārēmur spectārēminī spectārentur
perfect spectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect spectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present spectā spectāte
future spectātō spectātō spectātōte spectantō
passive present spectāre spectāminī
future spectātor spectātor spectantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives spectāre spectāvisse,
spectāsse1
spectātūrum esse spectārī spectātum esse spectātum īrī
participles spectāns spectātūrus spectātus spectandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
spectandī spectandō spectandum spectandō spectātum spectātū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

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References

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  • specto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • specto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • specto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • specto in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to lie to the east, west, south, north: spectare in (vergere ad) orientem (solem), occidentem (solem), ad meridiem, in septentriones
    • to be situate to the north-west: spectare inter occasum solis et septentriones
    • to study the commonplace: cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere)
    • to have a high object in view; to be ambitious: magna sibi proponere or magna spectare
    • to have an object in view: spectare aliquid or ad aliquid
    • the matter tends towards..., has this object.[1: res eo spectat, ut
    • there seems a prospect of armed violence; things look like violence: res spectat ad vim (arma)
    • literally: si verba spectas
    • a man's policy is aiming at, directed towards..: alicuius in re publica or capessendae rei publicae consilia eo spectant, ut...